GRE Word List

PHYSIOGNOMY

the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance

The meaning of the word physiognomy is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance.

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WordMeaning
tacta keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
wardthe action or process of guarding
restitutionan act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
insubordinationdisobedient to authority
divineof, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god
serpentineof or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement)
cumbersomeunwieldy because of heaviness and bulk
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals